Oil-can.



PATENTED JULY 18, 1905 I". W. GLW 5L J. BRKS. OIL CAN. PPLIOATIQN FILEDJAN. 1s, mcs.

No. v96,1os.

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. NITED STATES Patented July 18, 1905.

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A FRANK W ILLMOTT GLOW AND JOSEPH BROOKS, OF LIVINGSTON,

MONTANA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 795,103, dated July 18,1905.

Application led January 13,1905. Serial No. 240,916.

To all '1J/71.0111, if; mfrtjl/ concern:

Be it known that we, FRANK VILLMOTT LOw and JOSEPH BROOKS, citizens ofthe United States` and residents or' Livingston, in the county ot' Parkand State of Montana, have invented a new and Improved Oil- Can, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Our invention relates to oil-cans, and embodies certain constructionaldetails hereinafter described whereby the cost of construction ischeapcned and durability and simplicity are attained.

Our invention vfurther relates to means for maintaining the oil as freefrom impurities as prlacticable and also preventing the waste of o1Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the gures Figure 1 is a perspective viewshowing our improved oil-can ready for use. Fig. 2 is a sectional sideelevation, partly broken away and showing the internal mechanism of thereservoir 4; and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section through a part of thespout-and-valve mechanism for discharging the oil.

The reservoir or body portion of the can is shown at 4 and is providedwith a handle 5 and with a truste-conical top 6, these parts being o1the usual construction. Connected rigidly with the frusto-conical top 6is an annular collar 7, threaded internally and provided with a step orshoulder 8, which projects outside of the upper edge of thetruste-conical top 6. Fitting into this collar 7 is a cap 10, providedwith a portion 9, threaded externally for the purpose, so that the capmay be readily screwed into or removed from the collar 7. Mounted uponthe cap 9 and depending therefrom is a frusto-conical screen 11,provided with apertures 12 and with a comparatively large centralopening 13. Rigidly secured to the cap 10 and projecting upwardlytherefrom is a tubular member 11 of general tapering form provided atitsy upper end with a sleeve 12, Fitting it internally and internallythreaded. Another sleeve 13lis provided with a threaded portion 14,which is adapted to screw into the sleeve l2.v The sleeve 13u is rigidlymounted within the lower end of the nozzle 15, which is connected withthe tubular member 11l by the threaded portion 14 being screwed into thesleeve 12, as will be understood from Fig. 3. A conical valve 16 fitsoil-tight into the sleeve 14, the lower end of which thus constitutesavalve-seat. A longitudinal rod 17, of springwire, is bent substantiallyinto U shape, asindicated in Fig. 2, and is provided with a portion 19,bent outwardly to a point slightly above the handle 5. This portion 19is provided with a thumb-plate 20. Atensile spring 21 ris soldered upona sleeve 22, rigidly connected with a vent-pipe 19, provided with anopening 20a. The lower end of the tensile spring 21 is connected bysolder at 23 with an air-valve 18, this valve being rigid upon the rodor stem 17. The vent-pipe 19u passes through the cap 10 and is rigidlyconnected therewith.

Our invention is used as follows: The reservoir 4 being filled with oil,the operator grasps the handle 5 and inverts the can or tilts the sameto an oblique position. Then by pressure of his thumb upon thethumbplate 20 he lowers the U-shaped rod 17,slightl y separating thetensile spring 21. This causes the Valve 18 to open the lower end of theventpipe 19, thereby admitting air through the aperture 20. This samemovement causes the valve 16 to recede from the sleeve 14, the lower endof which serves as a valve-seat, so that the oil is again free to passthrough the sleeve 14 and out of the nozzle 15. The thumbplate 2() beingrelaxed, the spring 21 restores the rod 17 to its normal position, thusmoving the valves 16 and 18 against their respective seats. The conicalscreen 10 prevents impurities entering into the tubular member 11a.

By the use of our device the operator is enabled to discharge exactlythe quantity of oil desired and may continue to hold the can invertedwithout the possibility of any additional oil being wasted.

The can may be cheaply constructed. The member 17 being oi' a singlepiece of springwire prevents the necessity of making a multitude ofparts. By unscrewing the spout 15 the Valve 16 is readily accessible,and this is a great advantage, because if anything should happen to gowrong With the valve it can easily be corrected. As it is impossible forthe oil to escape except through the action ofthe Valve, it follows thatwhen the parts are in their normal positions no oil can waste from thecan, whatever may be the position of the latter. The valves 16 beingcomparatively near the spout 15 enables the oil to How back into thereservoir i the instant the can is turned into its normal position. Itis therefore easy to prevent the oil from congealing within the nozzle15 or in the tubular member 11, these two parts constituting a compositespout for the can.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent The combination of a receptacle provided withan annular collar threaded internally, a cap threaded externally andfitted into said collar, a screen of substantially frusto-conical formconnected with said cap and depending into said receptacle, a spoutmounted upon said cap, a substantially U-shaped rod provided with aportion extending through said screen and into said spout, a valvewithin said spout, said valve being opened and closed by movements ofsaid rod, a tube extending through said cap and into the body of saidreceptacle, a valve member mounted upon said rod and adapted to closethe lower end of said tube, a spring connected with said tube and withsaid valve member for tensioning the latter relatively to said tube, anda thumb-piece mounted upon said U-shaped member for manipulating thesame.

ln testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK WILLMOTT OLOW. JOSEPH BROOKS. Witnesses:

D. A. MCOAW, W. H. BOWEN.

